Category: Security / Safety

Somali hotel bomb attack ‘kills 28’
January 26, 2017 No Responses

Somali hotel bomb attack ‘kills 28’

Ambulance workers in the Somali capital Mogadishu have told the BBC they have counted 28 dead bodies at a hotel following a bomb attack by militants. They said 43 others, including seven journalists, were injured after bombs exploded at the...
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NSC donates Toyota Hilux van to Marine Police Command
January 25, 2017 No Responses

NSC donates Toyota Hilux van to Marine Police Command

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has donated a Toyota Hilux patrol van to the Marine Police Command to aid their operations at the ports. The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Council, Mr. Hassan Bello, while handing the...
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IDP Camp: FG delegation arrives in Maiduguri
January 19, 2017 No Responses

IDP Camp: FG delegation arrives in Maiduguri

A  high-level federal government delegation has arrived in Maiduguri in connection with Tuesday’s deadly accidental bombing of an IDP camp in Rann by a Nigerian Air Force fighter jet. The delegation includes Chief of Staff to the President Abba Kyari,.....
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Attack on UNIMAID worrisome, dangerous development, says Atiku
January 17, 2017 No Responses

Attack on UNIMAID worrisome, dangerous development, says Atiku

Former Vice President and Chieftain for the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar condemns the suicide bomb attack on a mosque at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), describing it at as a dangerous development.   In a statement released by...
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Chibok Girls: Minister, BBOG group, others in Sambisa Forest
January 17, 2017 No Responses

Chibok Girls: Minister, BBOG group, others in Sambisa Forest

The Ministers of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali and the convener of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group, Mrs Obiageli Ezekwesili yesterday participated in a search sorties for missing Chibok girls in Sambisa. Another me...
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SEC to partner EFCC on market infraction
December 19, 2016 No Responses

SEC to partner EFCC on market infraction

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is working on a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to provide an efficient and effective policing of the capital market. This was disclosed by the Director Ge...
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Senate rejects Magu as EFCC chairman
December 16, 2016 No Responses

Senate rejects Magu as EFCC chairman

Citing security report, the Senate on Thursday rejected the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Spokesperson of the Senate, Aliyu Abdullahi, who emerged from a closed-door meeting where Mr. Magu’s confir...
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Investors get N29b from unclaimed dividend in one year
November 27, 2016 No Responses

Investors get N29b from unclaimed dividend in one year

Ongoing campaign by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for investors to embrace e-dividend mandate has led to the payment of N29 Billion out of N90 Billion unclaimed dividend  between November 2015 and this year.   Briefing Journalists on the...
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SEC unveils capital market journal
November 25, 2016 No Responses

SEC unveils capital market journal

The Securities and Exchange Commission is set to improve the financial literacy of Nigerians as poor financial literacy has been identified as one of the factors responsible for the low level of financial inclusion in the country. This was disclosed...
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FRSC proposes night patrol for Lagos axis
November 18, 2016 No Responses

FRSC proposes night patrol for Lagos axis

As part of measures to tackle traffic challenges along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, especially towards the Lagos end of the busy road, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) is to maintain 24 hour partrol along the axis.   The Corp Marshal...
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New National Counter Terrorism Strategy underway in Nigeria
October 21, 2016 No Responses

New National Counter Terrorism Strategy underway in Nigeria

(NAN) The Federal Government on Thursday said it had put in place the needed structures for the full implementation of the National Counter Terrorism Strategy (NACTEST). The National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, said this in Lagos at the opening of...
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Sukuk Issuance: SEC lauds CBN’s approval of guidelines for granting liquid assets to States
October 8, 2016 No Responses

Sukuk Issuance: SEC lauds CBN’s approval of guidelines for granting liquid assets to States

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has notified  issuers and investors that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved “Guidelines for Granting Liquid Asset Status to Sukuk Instruments Issued by State Governments”.    In a statement on Fri...
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Emefiele lauds security agencies on prompt rescue of wife from kidnappers
October 2, 2016 No Responses

Emefiele lauds security agencies on prompt rescue of wife from kidnappers

The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has commended security agencies for the prompt rescue of his wife from kidnappers.     Emefiele also vowed that he would not succumb to any intimidation in the course of performing...
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Buhari pledges to end Militancy in Niger Delta
September 13, 2016 No Responses

Buhari pledges to end Militancy in Niger Delta

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the resolve of the Federal Government to tackle Niger Delta militancy.   Speaking in Daura, Katsina State on Monday after attending the Eid prayers to celebrate Eid-Ei-Kabir, Buhari said the present administration wil...
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